Libraries, patrons, and e-books - Pew Report
Some comments from respondents:
"I am reading more because it is easy and accessible"
"...if I find myself with a free couple of minutes, I can read a couple of pages.”...:"
"I have always been a reader, but I’m reading more books now that I have
an e-book reader, and I’m getting through them more quickly. … I find
that my family members and I also spend more time discussing the books
that we are reading..."
"I read a lot more with e-books. I’ve ventured out into new genres and authors that I would never have found in the print world..."
"“I read multiple books all the time. An audiobook for my car and
commute. An e-book for ‘whenever’ and print books for relaxing at home...."
(librarian) “I love the ecological benefit of not having the waste of needing to
buy a lot of copies and then having to discard half of them two years
later,” one library department head told us. “I love that we don’t have
to hassle patrons to bring e-materials back. I love that there are no
damages, no worn out items, no sticky stains.”
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